30 ice cream better Recipes

vanilla ice cream, softened, cold coffee , the stronger the better, banana, sugar , to taste (optional), chocolate shavings, to garnish (optional), cream, to garnish (optional)

butter, chopped (125 g), icing sugar , 280 g (powdered confectioners sugar), milk

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter (you can use shortening if you like, but remember, butter makes it better, or so i say), ice water (the range is big, i know, but i find sometimes i need more and sometimes i need less., frozen chopped leaf spinach (if you want to go to your friendly local organic farmer-emphasis on local- and use fresh spinach from them, by all means do so. if i had been making on sunday, i may have been using some from the farmer s market)., yellow onion, diced ., garlic, minced or pressed ., butter (the amount of and olive oil can be cut down if you prefer), olive oil, feta cheese, eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream or whole milk, nutmeg to taste, salt and pepper to taste

butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa powder, buttermilk, vanilla extract, chopped pecans, (better chopped by hand , tastes fresher), icing, cream cheese, softened, unsalted butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, confectioners sugar, coarsely chopped pecans (better chopped by hand), vanilla, white chocolate chips for melting and drizzling over cake, butter to melt with the white chocolate chips

unsalted butter, softened, light brown sugar , firmly packed, granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, half and half, vanilla, banana (peeled and mashed ), pecans, chopped (i like to hand chop, better flavor), frosting / glaze, unsalted butter, melted, light brown sugar , firmly packed, granulated sugar, whipping (heavy ) cream, vanilla

jumbo shrimp or 1 1/2 lbs , peeled,with tail and last shell segment left on (16 shrimp u10/lb), english muffin, finely minced to crumbs, pine nuts , lightly toasted in a little extra virgin olive oil, almonds , lightly toasted in a little extra virgin olive oil, crabmeat, drained and picked over to remove shell and cartilage pieces, garlic, finely minced, scallions , including tops,finely chopped (green onions), extra virgin olive oil, chopped fresh parsley leaves, jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped ,to taste, capers, drained and chopped, worcestershire sauce (white worcestershire if desired for looks, but dark tastes better), cream cheese, room temperature, crumbled feta cheese, room temperature (4 oz), fresh lemon juice , to taste, salt & freshly ground black pepper, paprika (if baking naked) (optional), lemon wedges or juice, as accompaniment, egg, lightly beaten (optional), ice cold beer or 1 cup wine or 1 cup water (optional), flour (optional), baking powder (optional), salt (optional), canola oil or corn oil (for frying) (optional), eggs, beaten with, olive oil, water, flour, seasoned dry bread crumb, sweet paprika, melted butter, salt & freshly ground black pepper

pear liqueur, table cream, orange juice (tropicana or better), ice